竹串

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 竹串 is read as たけぐし and means a thin skewer made of bamboo.
• Basic usage: It can be used to skewer vegetables for grilling or inserted into batter to check whether it is fully baked.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Skewering ingredients
  • 竹串に刺す means piercing and threading an ingredient onto a bamboo skewer. Example: 野菜を竹串に刺して焼いた。
• Checking doneness
  • 竹串を生地に通す describes inserting a skewer into the batter or baked item to check its doneness. Example: 焼き上がりを確かめるため竹串を生地に通した。